Messaging

First lines, mixed signals, ghosting, crushes — what a text can and cannot prove.

• Dating app opening lines that aren’t pickup linesA Wave is a hello with intent — coffee, chat, hang, campus. Not a bit.
• Dating red flagsPressure, isolation, and private rooms too soon. One awkward text is not a flag.
• Does he like me?If he likes you, he makes a daytime plan and keeps it. The rest is fog.
• Does she like me?Punctuation is not a verdict. Time, plans, and a public table are.
• How to deal with being ghostedDo not chase. Do not self-erase. One close, then your week.
• How to keep a conversation goingGive them something to catch. Then suggest a table. Chat is not the relationship.
• Mixed signals in datingFuzzy is usually a no that wants you to carry the embarrassment.
• Relationship green flagsConsistency, a public table, a no that doesn’t start a fight. Boring on purpose.
• Signs she likes youShe makes time, asks back, and will sit in a café. A laugh is not a plan.
• What does ghosting mean?Silence after a thread is a choice. It is not a delayed “ok”.
• What to say in the first message after matchingThere is no match to celebrate. Write about the place you already share.